{"id":48158,"date":"2025-04-24T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=48158"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:04:33","slug":"softball-terriers-head-to-lehigh-for-a-key-patriot-league-series-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/04\/24\/softball-terriers-head-to-lehigh-for-a-key-patriot-league-series-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball: Terriers Head to Lehigh for a Key Patriot League Series Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Abigail Stocker<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Boston University Softball Team (30-15, 10-2 PL) hits the road this weekend in a Patriot League showdown against Lehigh University (23-21, 11-4 PL), with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday and a single game on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a midweek 2-0 win over Harvard University, the Terriers are looking to build momentum as the Patriot League tournament approaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BU Head Coach Ashley Waters said she wants the team to stay focused as the regular season winds down and the pressure ramps up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[We need to] compete in everything that we do, every single up-at, every single play, every single pitch,\u201d Waters said. \u201cNow, it\u2019s time to slow it down, reel it in. Let\u2019s just play softball.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s series marks the first meeting between the Terriers and Mountain Hawks since BU\u2019s 1-0 extra-innings victory in last season\u2019s Patriot League semifinal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BU has historically fared well against the Mountain Hawks, winning 26 of their 43 historical matchups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offensively, BU continues to be led by junior infielder Brooke Deppiesse, who\u2019s batting .426 with five home runs and 30 RBIs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior infielder Megan Coyle and sophomore outfielder Kylie Doherty also continue to produce at the plate. Coyle leads the team in RBIs with 46, while Doherty hit an out-of-the park homer Tuesday, which brought the Terriers to victory against Havard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lehigh\u2019s offense is led by outfielder Kelly Fricker, who is batting a .433 this season, and senior catcher Rory Dudley, who leads with four home runs and 31 RBIs. On the mound, pitcher Chloe Hess leads for Lehigh with 64 strikeouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lehigh enters the series looking to make a comeback after a close loss to Saint Joseph\u2019s Wednesday. These games will also close out the Mountain Hawks\u2019 regular season in the Patriot League.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Terriers, the focus remains on consistency. With two Patriot League series remaining, every game counts toward tournament seeding.<\/span><\/p>\n

First pitch for Saturday\u2019s doubleheader is scheduled for noon in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with live coverage on ESPN+.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Abigail Stocker The Boston University Softball Team (30-15, 10-2 PL) hits the road this weekend in a Patriot League showdown against Lehigh University (23-21, 11-4 PL), with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday and a single game on Sunday. After a midweek 2-0 win over Harvard University, the Terriers are looking to build momentum as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23608,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1052,19,1039],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48160,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48158\/revisions\/48160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}